An Introduction to the Physics of Nuclei and Particles - Tapa blanda

Preface. Part I: INTRODUCTION. 1. Basic Concepts. 2. Particles and Interactions. Part II: NUCLEAR PROPERTIES AND MODELS. 3. Nuclear Composition and Size. 4. Binding Energy and the Liquid Drop Model. 5. The Shell Model. 6. Properties of the Nucleus. Part III: NUCLEAR DECAYS AND REACTIONS. 7. General Properties of Decay Processes. 8. Alpha Decay. 9. Beta Decay. 10. Gamma Decay. 11. Nuclear Reactions. 12. Fission Reactions. 13. Fusion Reactions. Part IV: PARTICLE PHYSICS. 14. Particles and Interactions. 15. The Standard Model. 16. Particle Reactions and Decays. 17. Grand Unified Theories and the Solar Neutrino Problem. Appendix A: Physical Constants and Conversion Factors. Appendix B: Properties of Nuclides. Bibliography.

Timely and engaging, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICS OF NUCLEI AND PARTICLES focuses on one of the most exciting areas of physics. Author Richard Dunlap has taught this course for the last ten years-during the last two of which he used this text successfully in his own classroom. The author designed this text to provide flexibility and freedom for instructors teaching a one-semester course by including a wealth of problems as well as approximately 20% more material than is necessary for the average 14-week course. In order to ensure that the book is up-to-date and interesting for the students, the author has included recent research results whenever possible and has presented data from ongoing experiments. This is particularly relevant for fields in which there is considerable current research activity, such as neutrino masses and oscillations, quark masses and controlled fusion.